The engagement is off for the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the father of her baby. Levi Johnston told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he and Bristol Palin mutually decided "awhile ago" to end their relationship. The 19-year-old Johnston declined to elaborate. ...more

March 12, 2009

First lady Michelle Obama is now part of the "Female Force," a series of biographical comic books illustrated by a South Florida artist. ...more

March 5, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department at least partially on the strength of her long and close working relationship with the president, a senior administration official said. ...more

February 9, 2009

The Alaska Senate on Friday found Gov. Sarah Palin's husband and nine state employees, including some of her top aides, in contempt for ignoring subpoenas to testify in the Legislature's Troopergate investigation. ...more

February 6, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is going on the offensive against news organizations and bloggers she says are perpetuating malicious gossip about her and her children. ...more

January 21, 2009

Glenn Beck says he is tired of the divisive politics of the left and the right. And he admits that he has done his share of adding fuel to that fire. ...more

January 19, 2009

The Real Issue On Roads Regarding the editorial "Expensive Road Study Defies Logic," Jan. 11, I appreciate your additional insight into the ongoing Lithia-Pinecrest study and the problem with continuing the study all the way down to County Road 39. ...more

January 15, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says CBS News anchor Katie Couric and comic actress Tina Fey have been "exploiting" her. ...more

January 9, 2009

Among the outtakes we're left to ponder after the presidential election is this one: candidate appearances on late-night talk shows reached a new high. For the record, there were a total of 110 candidate-appearances on the late-night comedy shows, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Accounting for nearly three quarters of such on-set appearances were "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the "Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Colbert Report" with Stephen Colbert. In contrast, there were 25 such appearances in 2004 (an election year with an incumbent). ...more

January 5, 2009

It's a surefire formula for Broadway success: a musical set in 19th century Germany in which sexually repressed teenagers express their innermost thoughts through modern pop and rock songs. ...more

December 28, 2008